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Animals

11,086 works

Hand-colored chinoiserie print of figures on a bamboo bridge, parasols, garlands and flowering vines in soft pastel tones.

Chinoiserie, from "Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers arabesques chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1790-99

Woodcut broadside showing a man gesturing at three infants on a table, a woman in bed, and four scorpion-like creatures on th

A Woman Who Gave Birth to Three Children and Four Animals

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped goddess reaching toward an owl-like bird in clouds, with a child figure at right.

Ceres Changing Ascalaphus into a Bird of Evil Omen

Engraving of a crested heron standing beside curling leaf-ornament scrollwork on a pale background.

Leaf-ornament with a Heron

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a wandering family and beggars on a road with a dog, a child holding an owl, and a castle in the distance.

The Beggars (Eulenspiegel)

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Woodcut of a standing bearded man in a hat and cloak holding a banner with a rampant lion, by Lucas van Leyden, 1517.

Dirk First Count of Holland

Lucas van Leyden, 1517

Woodcut of three mounted heroes labeled Hector, Alexander and Julius Caesar, with plumed helmets and decorated horse trapping

Hector, Alexander, Julius Caesar, from the Nine Heroes

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1520

Woodcut of three crowned kings on horseback, each labeled by a banner inscription, with ornate horse trappings and robes.

Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasses, from The Twelve Kings of Israel

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1520

Woodcut of three mounted kings, David playing a harp, Solomon with scepter, and Rehoboam with spear, under inscribed banners.

David, Solomon, Rehoboam, from The Twelve Kings of Israel

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Engraving of a kneeling woman, a standing armored knight, a mounted rider, and a dragon fight in a rocky background.

St. George Liberating the Princess

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1508

Engraving of a crowd of men in turbans and feathered hats watching a kneeling woman reach toward a stone lion's head.

The Mouth of Truth

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1514

Prince shooting a bow and princess on horseback hunting blackbuck antelope across a green hillside.

Prince and Princess Hunting Blackbuck

Unknown artist, Mid-18th century

Etching of two dogs joined together on a rocky bank, with a tree, a figure in a doorway, and a distant town.

Two Dogs Copulating

Blue-gray woodcut of fishermen in two boats on a lake, a robed man gesturing, with mountains in the distance.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Niccolò Vicentino, c. 1540-1550

Lithograph of a wild horse with flowing mane rearing above grass against a dark, shadowed landscape background.

Wild Horse Coming out of the Water (Cheval sauvage)

Eugène Delacroix, 1828

Engraving of a crowded city square with soldiers, spectators on balconies, a tower and a dog in the foreground.

Large Ecce Homo

Lucas van Leyden, 1510

Hand-colored engraving of a lion standing over a dead sheep beside rocks and trees, with a second lion in shadow.

Le lion (The Lion)

A.-J. de Fehrt / After Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1759

Hand-colored engraving of a wolf and a thin dog facing each other before a windmill and cottages by a river.

Le loup et le chien maigre (The Wolf and the Thin Dog)

Louis-Simon Lempereur after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1756

Brown chalk drawing of a herd of horned cattle on a rocky hillside with mountains and pine trees under a cloudy sky.

Cattle in the Auvergne

Rosa Bonheur, 1867

Hand-colored engraving of a lioness and a seated bear beside a stream in a wooded landscape.

La lionne et l'ours (The Lion and the Bear)

Louis-Simon Lempereur after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1759

Hand-colored engraving of a cat pinning a rabbit beside a weasel, with ruined arches and conifers behind.

Le chat, la balette et le petit lapin (The Cat, the Weasel, and the Rabbit)

Martin Marvie after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1756

Hand-colored engraving of a large dog carrying a basket with a cloth, with a smaller dog running in a landscape beside a tree

Le chien qui porte a son cou le diner de son maitre (The Dog Carrying His Master's Supper)

Martin Marvie after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1756

Hand-colored engraving of two dogs by a river with a dead donkey, a town with church spires and a stone bridge behind.

Les deux chiens et l'ane mort (Two Dogs and the Dead Donkey)

Elie du Mesnil after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1756

Two striped cats with dead mice in an attic beside books and a red trunk, with rooftops visible through an opening.

La querelle des chiens et des chats et celle des chats et des souris (The Quarrel of Cats and Dogs, and that of Cats…

Johann Christoph Teucher after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1759

Etched print of a woman holding a flower vase beside children, a bird, a caged animal and a willow tree.

The Chinese Gardener

John Ingram, 1741-63

Engraved aerial view of the Palace of Versailles with crowded forecourt, formal gardens, fountains and distant hills.

Veüe generale du chateau de Versailles

Adam Pérelle, 1680s

Engraved ornamental title page with eagles, monkeys, squirrels and a central oval cartouche with French and German text.

Title Page, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler

Theodor de Bry, 1580-1600

Etching of a herd of cattle and goats led by a herdsman past classical columns, with a tower on a hill in the distance.

The Herd Returning in Stormy Weather

Claude Lorrain, 1651

Etching of the Adoration of the Magi: Virgin and Child in a stable, a kneeling king, attendants, horses and sheep under a lig

Adoration of the Magi

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1553-60 (?)

Engraved print of a woman in a long gown on a cliff edge, with a raven on a branch, a fir tree and distant mountains.

Woman with a Raven at a Precipice

Christian Friedrich, 1803

Engraved print of allegorical scenes in rows showing figures, animals, a ladder and a ship, with verse captions.

Proverbi (Proverbs)

Nicolò Nelli, 1564

Woodcut of a crowned figure leaning over a sleeping nude man among animals, under clouds with sun and moon faces.

Creation of Eve, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538